Cushioned runner for rocking-chairs or the like.



No. 653,103. i Patented July 3, |900.V

J. A. LINDEMAN.

CUSHINED RUNNER FR HOCKING/CHAIRS 0R THE LIKE.

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NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS ALEXANDER LINDEMAN, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

CUSHIONED RUNNER FOR ROCKlNG-CHAIRS OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,103, dated J' uly3, 1900. Application inea retmry 27,1900. sentiments. (Nomoaei.)

T all whom, t Tita/y concern,.-

Be it known that I, JULIUs ALEXANDER LINDEMAN, a subject of the Czar ofRussia, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State ofGeorgia, have invented a new and useful Cushioned Runner forRocking-Chairs or the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to runners for rocking-chairs, cradles, and likearticles of furniture, and has for its object to provide improved meansfor cushioning the runner, so

- as to prevent noise and jarring and thereby to render the rocking ofthe chair easy and comfortable. It is furthermore designed to provideimproved means for mounting a cushioning-strip rmly upon the runner, soas to prevent uneven wear and damage to the edges thereof and also toprevent the strip from being accidentally twisted out of place, and,iinally, to provide `a device which does not add to the Weight of thechair, does not detract from the appearance, and does not interfere withthe convenient use thereof.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim, it being under stood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made Within thescope of the claim Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a runner of arocking-chair having the improved cushioning-strip applied thereto. Fig.2 is a sectional perspective view taken through the front leg of thechair. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the securing-platesfor the cushioning-strip.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings aredesignated by like characters of reference.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l designates a runner of arockingchair, cradle, or other article of furniture, from which rise theusual front and rear legs 2 and 3, respectively. "lhese partsv are ofcommon or usual construction and have been shown in the drawings to morefully illustrate the application and operation vof the invention. Y

In carrying out the invention a longitudinal groove 4, preferablycircular in cross-section, is formed in the under side of the runner andterminates adjacent to the opposite ends of the runner in the respectiveabrupt shoulders 5. Fitted snugly within this groove isacushioning-strip of rubber 6, that is substantially circular, so as tobe accommodated within the groove and also fits snugly against theopposite ends of the groove. As best in; dicated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, it will be seenthat the groove is deepest at the opposite endsthereof and becomes shallow toward its'intermediate point, so that theinterme-A diate portion of the cushioning-strip may proL ject below theunder face of the runner,while ther opposite ends of the strip lie Hushwith said under face, so as not to present any pirojections, which.would cause a jar or otherwise'interfere with the proper rocking of thechair. Y Moreover, the outer face of the stripV merges into the oppositeextremities of the lower face of the runner, so as to formapraotically-continuous rocking face free from any projectionswhatsoever. `Each end of the strip lis secured in place by means of afastening 7,

preferablya screw, which is countersunk in the strip, 'so as to presentno projection, and thereby preserve an even face for the strip.

As an additional means of connection loetWeen the cushioning-strip andthe runner each screw-fastening is provided with a metallic plate 8, ofsubstantially-oblong shape, having a perforation 9 'at its outer end andalso having the sharp spurs or prongs l0 struck therefrom located uponthe outer side thereof and inclined toward the perforate end of theplate. This plate is designed to be placed in the back of the groove, soas to receive the adjacent fastening 7 through the perforation 9,whereby the strip is drawn inwardly against the spurs or prongs whichenter the strip to connect the plate thereto. It will thus be apparentthat the plateforms a stron g connection between the comparativelysoftrubber strip and the screwfasteni`ng,so as to prevent the strip frombeing tornbythe IOO the strain occasioned by the rocking move ment ofthe runner.

As clearly indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the forward ends of thegroove and the cushioning-strip terminate at the intersection of therunner and the front leg 2, so that the fastening 7 may enter the tenonl1 of said leg to form an additional fastening therefor.

It will be noted that the cushioning-strip is seated in a groove for itsentire length and is therefore firmly held against being displaced bythe movement of. the runner and also when the chair is dragged laterallyacross the floor. The ends of the strip are seated deeply in the runner,so as to preclude the possibility of such ends working loose or becomingworn and also to prevent projections, which would cause jarring duringthe rocking movement of the chair.

What I claim is- The combination with the runner of a rocking-chair orlike article of furniture, having a longitudinal grooye formed in itsunder face, said groove being shallow at its inter- 25 mediate portionand deep at its opposite ends, of a cushioning-strip snugly seated insaid groove, having its intermediate portion pro- Y jecting outwardlytherefrom, and its opposite ends merging into the under face of therun'- 3o ner, opposite fastenings connecting the strip to the runner,and opposite metallic plates, each plate being interposed between thestrip and the adjacent side of the runner, having a perforation toreceive the adjacent fasten 35 ing, and also provided With a pluralityof spurs or prongs struck up at the outer side of the plate and to enterthe cushioning-strip.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in 4o the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS ALEXANDER LINDEMAN.

Witnesses:

A. P. Woon, EDWD. P. Woon.

